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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

Colorado rates for HCPCS 87485

A laboratory test that looks for the genetic material of Chlamydia pneumoniae, a bacterium that causes chest infections including pneumonia and bronchitis, in a sample from the airway. Detecting the organism's DNA identifies it far faster than growing it in culture. It is used when this organism is suspected as the cause of a respiratory infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test cost?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.95$13.18 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$37.15 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $15 to $91Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $45
$10$20$50$100facility $58professional $20

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$40.74
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.79
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$6.92

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Texas than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Colorado· 14th of 51

$27.54

TX $57.54AL $10.47

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.